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Syrian News Agency: Border guards seize drug shipment from Lebanon near Zabadani

An attempt to smuggle three assault rifles into Israel from Egypt using a drone was foiled yesterday, the military says. The Israeli army says the drone was identified crossing the border by soldiers monitoring surveillance cameras and the Israeli Air Force's air traffic control array. Troops of the Paran Regional Brigade then downed the drone, which was found to be ferrying three assault rifles, the military says. The weapons were handed over to the police for further investigation, the Israeli army adds

9 gang members detained, seizing weapons, drugs, magazines, and tactical gear in Lemoncito, Sinaloa

Venezuela has begun driving Colombian rebels back across the border, a sharp break from years in which ELN and other fighters found safe haven on its soil, Colombia’s defence minister told AFP on Wednesday

Here’s what happened in El Paso per multiple people briefed nnThe Pentagon planned to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having properly coordinated with the FAA first about potential risks to civilian flights. The Pentagon has been testing this tech for a while now in more remote areas and FAA and Pentagon officials had been scheduled to meet February 20 to review potential impacts and mitigation measures for a test of the laser system. But for unclear reasons (perhaps there was a drone incursion, which happen multiple x in 24 hours) the Pentagon sought to deploy the system sooner around El Paso, prompting the FAA to impose the temporary flight restriction until proper coordination could occur. The 10-day restriction would have expired on February 21, one day after DoD and the FAA were set to meet. The FAA did not tell the WH it was closing the airspace

Mexican cartel drones breached US airspace, an admin official told CNN, which triggered a temporary airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, that has now been lifted.The airspace closure was prompted by US military activity related to drug cartels, per two sources briefed on the matter.

The US Federal Aviation Administration: Imposing temporary restrictions on flights at El Paso Airport for special security reasons.

SOUTHCOM: On Feb. 9, at the direction of SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Two narco-militants were killed and one survived the strike. Following the engagement, USSOUTHCOM immediately notified U.S. Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivor

SOUTHCOM: On Feb. 5, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Two narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed.

US authorities confirm that Alex Saab was arrested in a joint operation between the Venezuelan regime and the Trump administration

Petro proposes to Trump that Colombia and Venezuela work together to defeat drug traffickers

Tecualilla, Sinaloa - Sinaloa Public Security confirms: -2 police officers injured. The criminals attacked them while they were patrolling on the Mazatlán-Tepic highway; after the attack, the assailants released the Black gang.

In prepared remarks to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration is ready to use military force if Venezuela’s acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, does not cooperate with US demands. He said Venezuela has agreed to open its oil sector to US companies and use oil revenue to buy American goods.

The families of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. military strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela are suing the U.S., the first legal challenge to the Trump administration’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling boats coming from Latin America

Jordan foils three attempts to smuggle large quantities of drugs through Sweida

US attacks another 'narco-boat' in the Eastern Pacific: two drug traffickers were killed and one survived the bombing

Ensenada, Baja California: On a road leading to Rancho El Tule, the bodies of two people were found. 1. Wearing beige pants, a long-sleeved gray shirt, and a black t-shirt. 2. Wearing blue jeans, a plaid shirt in shades of blue, maroon, and white, and a black sweatshirt.

Senior White House official: Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez will come to U.S. but nothing currently on the schedule

Trump reiterates that he'll soon expand his airstrike campaign on cartel targets in the Caribbean and Pacific to "land targets" "We know exactly where they're coming from"

Tropas de la Brigada15, de @Ejercito_Div7, ubicaron y destruyeron dos laboratorios empleados para el procesamiento de pasta base de coca perteneciente al grupo armado organizado Clan del Golfo en el municipio de Belén de Bajirá, Chocó. En el lugar fueron incautados 80 kilos de hoja de coca procesada e insumos de fabricación . Con esto se afectan las economías ilícitas de este grupo en más de 37 millones de pesos

A Taiwanese man suspected of being the mastermind behind a transnational drug-trafficking network has been arrested during a police raid on a Bangkok condominium

The United States has seized another oil tanker linked to Venezuela. Through Operation Southern Spear, the Department of Defense in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), through the Department of Homeland Security (DHSgov) and the Department of Justice (TheJusticeDept). In another predawn action, Marines and sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear, in support of the Department of Homeland Security, departed the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and detained the tanker Veronica without incident. The Veronica is the latest tanker to operate in defiance of the quarantine imposed by President Trump on sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean, demonstrating once again the effectiveness of the U.S. Coast Guard's efforts to combat illicit activity in the Western Hemisphere.

Mexican President Sheinbaum says the United States called off its ground military operation against drug traffickers in Mexico after her phone call with President Trump.

Mexican president @Claudiashein says she spoke with President Trump this morning and spoke on "security with respect to our sovereignties, the reduction of drug trafficking, trade and investments."

Secretary Rubio spoke with Mexico’s foreign minister yesterday to “discuss the need for stronger cooperation to dismantle Mexico’s violent narcomilitants networks and stop the trafficking of fentanyl and weapons.l” and “stressed the need for tangible results”

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum states that Mexico will "strengthen communication" with the United States, following yesterday's statement from President Trump suggested special operations and land strikes soon against the Cartels in Mexico

SOUTHCOM has released footage of the boarding and seizure of the oil tanker Olina in the Caribbean Sea

A close associate of Hugo "El Pollo" Carvajal was arrested in Qatar at the request of a Spanish court.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump stated during tonight’s interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, that special operations and land strikes are going to begin soon against the Cartels in Mexico. Talks with the Mexican Government regarding such operations have been ongoing now for nearly a year, with missions likely to be alongside or in support of Mexico’s Secretariat of National Defense.

Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello says at least 100 people were killed in the U.S. attacks, calling it a "barbaric and treacherous" assault